Peralta, Brewers top Mets

Niese takes loss as N.Y. can't keep lead

Associated Press

Published 11:08 pm, Saturday, July 26, 2014

Photo: Mike McGinnis

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MILWAUKEE, WI - JULY 26: Curtis Granderson #3 of the New York Mets hits a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 26, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 477586861 less

MILWAUKEE, WI - JULY 26: Curtis Granderson #3 of the New York Mets hits a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 26, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... more

Jonathon Niese (5-6) took the loss, giving up five hits and three runs in five innings. He walked two batters and struck out four.

The Mets took a 1-0 lead when Granderson, mired in an 0-for-18 slump, led off the third with a double to center.

He moved to third on a groundout and scored on Lucas Duda's soft single to center.

In his next at-bat, leading off the fifth, Granderson hit a line drive home run down the right-field line to make it 2-0.

The Brewers got on the board in the fifth when Jean Segura reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, advanced to third on a fly out by Peralta and scored on a wild pitch by Niese.

Milwaukee grabbed the lead later in the inning when Lucroy blasted a double to deep center with two outs, scoring Carlos Gomez, who had singled. Braun followed with an RBI single to give the Brewers a 3-2 edge.